Estimated number of patients with chronic renal failure but not with end-stage renal disease in japan: comparisons between two estimation methods

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 278-284

  Wakai, Kenji ^a   Nakai, Shigeru ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032247396     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.8.278     Document Type: Article

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